Magic: The Gathering · Dragon's Maze · Uncommon
Blast of Genius
Sorcery
$0.16
Market price
$0.40
Foil
0
Public decks
Rules Text
Choose any target. Draw three cards, then discard a card. Blast of Genius deals damage equal to the discarded card's mana value to that permanent or player.
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Card Facts
Legality
Commander
LegalDuel Commander
LegalLegacy
LegalModern
LegalOathbreaker
LegalPenny Dreadful
LegalPioneer
LegalVintage
LegalAlchemy
Not legalBrawl
Not legalCompetitive Brawl
Not legalFuture
Not legalGladiator
Not legalHistoric
Not legalOld School
Not legalPauper
Not legalPauper Commander
Not legalPreDH
Not legalPremodern
Not legalStandard
Not legalStandard Brawl
Not legalTimeless
Not legalTLR
Not legalRulings
- Dec 7, 2018 · Wizards of the Coast
If the target permanent or player becomes an illegal target for Blast of Genius, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t draw or discard any cards.
- Dec 7, 2018 · Wizards of the Coast
If a discarded card has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
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